John Murray NICOL^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1861 - 1918  (57 years)

• Name	John Murray NICOL  [2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1861	New Zealand   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Feb 1918	Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand
  Person ID	I172020030056	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles NICOL,   b. 1827, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 3 Apr 1883, Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Catherine Jane Murray,   b. Abt 1827, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 16 Jul 1919, Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Sophia BENSEMANN,   b. 1861, Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand d. 18 Mar 1927, Marton (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1883	Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand   [3]
  Children	1. Albert Charles Nicol,   b. 1889, New Zealand d. 1965, New Plymouth, New Zealand (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F2241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1861 - New Zealand Marriage - 1883 - Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand Death - 2 Feb 1918 - Marton, Rangitikei, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  JohnMurray Nicol Saturday, July 7, 2018 5:31 PM Clipped from: https://www.ancestry.com.au/mediaui-viewer/tree/317210/person/5060298222/media/81c605c1-58d9-46fb-9402-70107a14da93?destTreeId=120819959&destPersonId=172020030056&_phsrc=VVZ10231&_phstart=default · http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc06Cycl-t1-body1-d3-d19-d7.html Title : The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay &Wellington Provincial Districts] Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1908, Christchurch Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand Nicol, John Murray, General Storekeeper, Baker, Confectioner andCaterer, Broadway, Marton. This business, which is one of the oldest of itskind in the district, was founded by the late Mr Charles Nicol in the year1865, and was acquired by his son in 1895. The original bakehouse on Broadwaywas destroyed by fire, and has been replaced by an up-to-date establishment,with every modern convenience and appliance for making bread and confectionery.In 1902 a general store was added to the business, with an office andrefreshment rooms. Mr Nicol does a large business as a grocer and baker, andhis services as a caterer are much in demand. He was born in the year 1861, inWanganui, where he was educated and brought up to the printing trade. Mr Nicolwas successively employed at the “Marton Advocate” office, and in the office ofthe “Lyttelton Times,” Christchurch. He then learned the bakery trade with MrGeorge Mouldy, of Christchurch, and subsequently returned to Marton, where hejoined his mother in the management of his late father's business, which heafterwards took over on his own account. Mr Nicol was a member of the BoroughCouncil for some time, and he was also a member of the Parihaka contingent. Heis a member of the Bowling Club, is a well-known clarionet player, and a memberof the Orchestral Society. Mr Nicol is married, and has two sons and fourdaughters.

  
  

• Sources

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